Blue Highway Biography

Formed in 1994, this contemporary bluegrass group comprises Tim Stafford (Kingsport, Tennessee, USA; guitar, vocals), Wayne Taylor (bass, vocals), Rob Ickes (b. 26 May 1967, San Mateo, California, USA; dobro), Shawn Lane (mandolin, fiddle, vocals), and Jason Burleson (b. 7 December 1967, USA; banjo, guitar, mandolin). Blue Highway proved to be very popular with audiences and also made an impact on other musicians of the genre. All of the bands members helped compose the material on their numerous recordings, and all are sought-after sidemen for recording artists, especially in Nashville. Ickes has played with Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs and others; Lane played with Skaggs and Doyle Lawson ; Stafford with Alison Krauss  Union Station. Highly regarded and often referred to as a bluegrass supergroup, Blue Highway has been nominated for a Grammy Award, and has won a Dove Award as well as numerous International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.